We had quite a surprise, when Ike went to work on Thursday, only to come home to tell us tomorrow the movers were coming with the rest of our belongings. Excitement filled the air for all of us. I felt excitement, disappointment, and a little anxious . I had just spent three wonderful days planning our school year out and was ready and excited to start learning through our books together. I felt like this was one of those annoying mosquitoes buzzing around my ear, yet unable to find it to actually squash that annoying little thing. It was a never ending process of complete chaos. I also knew the chaos that organizing all those cherished belongings, brings into a home. I wasn't quite ready for that yet. It was a bitter sweet moment for me. I wanted all our belongings, but not the work involved in getting all that stuff put into place. I so easily forgot of God's love and Grace and focused only on the difficult circumstance facing me.
It was interesting the day of the movers. The picture shows the big van trying to back down the road to go get the next load. I was amazed at the way they could maneuver that big truck in such a tiny area. The next picture shows how they unloaded. They had to unload the truck and pack it all into the ground floor. While the other two men went and got the next load, two men stayed and took the boxes to the correct room. They had to unload the truck quickly because if anybody needed to go up the road or down the road they would be stuck.
They were quick, polite, and it was funny communicating with them. They all knew a bit of English, but sometimes when they were calling out the number from a box they said it wrong and we would be a little confused. They started showing us the number as they were telling us after a few mistakes from one of the men. He was also teased by his coworkers for his communicating skills with Americans.
I'm glad we are moved in and feeling settled. The only thing missing was our couch and a bottle of vodka, which wasn't a big deal for us, three children potty trained on the couch:-) The big deal has been trying to find a new couch.
